Yu Zhi blinked, then exclaimed, "Ouch!"

It is useful to say that it is useful, but it is also helpless to say that it is useless.

"You're so annoying."

Yu Zhi glared at Meng Yingnian and said, "I'm speaking seriously to you, but you're just trying to corrupt me with sugar-coated bullets."

"Who corrupted you?"

Meng Yingnian said sternly, "I only speak the truth to you."

Yu Zhi chuckled softly and asked a soul-searching question.

"Does this include the lounge not having internet access?"

"..."

Meng Yingnian's eyes dodged: "Except this one."

"Humph."

Yu Zhi tilted his head: "Liar."

Meng Yingnian laughed and explained to him, "Zhizhi, I really didn't trick you."

"You should have felt how much my family is looking forward to my marriage. Now that I'm marrying you, there's no better gift than you."

"Secondly, I received a call from home just ten minutes before you woke up. They said my grandparents were back and asked me to go back for dinner. If you have time, take you with you. The old couple wants to see you."

"This is just a temporary trip, an ordinary family dinner. There's no need to attach too much significance to it."

Yu Zhi still had concerns: "But you said your grandmother is a person with a strong sense of ritual..."

"What sense of ceremony is needed for an ordinary family dinner?"

Meng Yingnian said meaningfully, "When you want to have a wedding with me someday, then you can consider the sense of ceremony."

Yu Zhi was slightly startled.

Meng Yingnian had already said this, and Yu Zhi's worries were all gone.

If you don’t need to prepare a meeting gift, then you don’t need to.

It just so happened that he didn't know what to give.

He has absolutely no experience in giving gifts to elders.

Based on our current knowledge, if we are to give a gift, we will only give the best that we can.

But Yu Zhi knew clearly that the best he could offer would hardly be appreciated by Meng Yingnian's family.

The gap in family background between the two families is so huge that it cannot be bridged by human efforts.

Return to the Meng family.

Yu Zhi insisted on going back to the yard to change clothes first.

He was in a hurry to leave in the morning, so he just found a casual summer outfit in the dormitory and put it on before leaving.

I'm having dinner with Meng Yingnian's family tonight. It's bad enough that I haven't prepared a gift, but it would be rude if I don't dress up.

But don't overdo it, after all, it's just an ordinary family dinner.

Yu Zhi walked into the cloakroom, ignored the cabinet full of high-end suits, and went straight to the cabinet where shirts were hung.

After trying out several outfits in front of the full-length mirror, Yu Zhi still couldn't make up his mind.

Compared to Yu Zhi's entanglement, Meng Yingnian was much more relaxed.

He simply took off his coat and tie, changing from a business look to a home look.

"Meng Yingnian, which one should I wear?"

Yu Zhi turned around and asked Meng Yingnian for his opinion.

Meng Yingnian glanced at the several outfits that Yu Zhi had prepared.

Finally, I chose the one on the far left, a short-sleeved white shirt with black shorts of the same texture as suit pants.

"this."

Yu Zhi looked at the outfit Meng Yingnian had chosen again.

He looked at the black shorts and hesitated, "Would it be more appropriate to wear long trousers?"

Although this pair of shorts is of good quality, shorts are never as formal as long pants.

Meng Yingnian glanced at the boy's legs.

Straight, slender and thin.

Her skin is as white as jade, without a single blemish.

Meng Yingnian said gently, "They're all suitable. It's hot, so just wear shorts."

Yu Zhi looked at Meng Yingnian's trousers and felt that his words were too unconvincing.

A casual question: "Then why do you never wear shorts at home?"

Even Meng Yingnian's home clothes in summer are short-sleeved shirts and long pants.

In the huge dressing room, there wasn't even a single pair of shorts before Yu Zhi moved in.

At that time, Yu Zhi secretly complained in his heart, is it possible that the original skin of your president is a high-end suit?

Meng Yingnian replied: "I have a scar on my left leg and I don't want to see it."

Yu Zhi was stunned.

I felt extremely guilty for a moment.

Damn me, he thought.

How could I forget such an important thing...

Yu Zhi looked at Meng Yingnian with a guilty look on his face: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it..."

Meng Yingnian smiled nonchalantly: "What's the big deal? No need to apologize."

Yu Zhi changed into the outfit chosen by Meng Yingnian.

The white shirt is a casual style, and he wore a white T-shirt inside, a pair of white socks with black stripes on the cuffs, and a pair of white sneakers.

After changing, Yu Zhi looked at himself in the mirror.

He frowned and said, "Isn't it too student-like..."

"What's wrong with being a student?"

Meng Yingnian stood next to Yu Zhi. Unlike Yu Zhi who was harsh on him, his eyes were full of admiration.

"We Zhizhi are students."

Meng Yingnian rubbed Yu Zhi's head and praised him, "You're so handsome. You look good in anything you wear. Stop being picky about yourself."

Yu Zhi felt embarrassed by the compliment and muttered, "You are just a lover who sees beauty in others. Your credibility is too low."

Meng Yingnian said "Oh" and said meaningfully: "Then what can you say about me?"

"Do you still need me to evaluate you?"

What I mean is, how handsome are you? Don’t you know it?

Meng Yingnian said, "Of course."

Yu Zhi said truthfully: "How can an S-level person not be handsome? Of course you are handsome."

Meng Yingnian pressed on: "Is this statement credible?"

Yu Zhi blurted out: "Of course it's high."

"I want to hear the less credible one."

Yu Zhi felt it was strange at first, but after a few seconds, he suddenly realized.

He's digging a hole for him again!

Yu Zhi gently pushed Meng Yingnian and said, "Don't try to fool me. I won't be fooled."

"There's only high ones, no low ones, no choice!"

Meng Yingnian said regretfully, "Okay."

"I can wait."

Wait until you also see beauty in the eyes of your lover.

Yu Zhi avoided his gaze, pretending not to notice the hints in Meng Yingnian's words.

"I've packed up, let's go."

Yu Zhi took the opportunity to change the subject.

"Wait a moment."

Meng Yingnian took Yu Zhi's hand and walked to the glass watch cabinet.

He opened the cabinet door, selected a Patek Philippe watch from the same series as the one on his hand, and put it on Yu Zhi himself.

The strap of this watch is leather and no professional tools are required to adjust the size.

Yu Zhi had a thin wrist, so the watch strap was buckled to the innermost part.

Meng Yingnian pinched Yu Zhi's knuckles and looked at them carefully.

"This watch is perfect for you."

"But the strap material of the watch on my wrist is different, so it's a bit of a stretch to call it a couple's watch."

Meng Yingnian said seriously, "I'll have to bear with you for now. We'll buy new ones another day."

Yu Chengkun is a watch lover. In his early years when his family was still well-off, he had quite a few private collections in his study.

Of course, the private collection is far less than a fraction of what is in Meng Yingnian’s watch cabinet.

Yu Zhi was influenced by these watches and had some basic understanding of them.

The two Patek Philippe watches in his and Meng Yingnian's hands were released in the same year and from the same series.

This series only released these two models that year. Both are limited to ten pieces worldwide, with five pieces of each model.

The high-end luxury market is even more valuable because of its scarcity, so the watches in this series have extremely high collection value.

These two watches have been out of stock for many years.

If it were put up for auction now, the starting price would be at least nine figures.

Even though the nine-digit watch was on his wrist, Meng Yingnian said he felt wronged and had to make do with it.

Yu Zhi's eyebrows twitched when he heard this.

I thought: My watch is more valuable than my life, who is wronged...

After getting themselves ready, Yu Zhi and Meng Yingnian prepared to go to the yard where their grandparents lived.

The two courtyards are a bit far apart, and it takes about twenty minutes to walk.

Firstly, it was time for dinner and it would be awkward to keep the elders waiting; secondly, Meng Yingnian’s legs couldn’t handle such strain.

Yu Zhi asked Deng Yang to drive a golf cart over and take them there.

The Meng family’s mansion was too big. The courtyard where the old couple lived was in the southeast, and Yu Zhi had never been around here before.

The scenery here is in the style of Suzhou gardens, Meng Yingnian said, because his grandmother is from Suzhou.

When he was almost at the yard, Yu Zhi saw a peacock on a lawn.

Yu Zhi was curious and asked, "Does your grandma also like peacocks?"

Meng Yingnian replied: "It can't be said that I like it."

"Two years ago, they were in the Netherlands, visiting a male friend of my grandmother's. He had a peacock on his farm, and my grandmother praised its beauty and how well it was taken care of. So when my grandfather returned to Beijing, he had someone buy him an identical breed and raise it here."

"Grandpa said he could raise the peacocks better and more beautiful. He feeds them himself every day when he's at home."

"Grandma is speechless when she mentions this now. She says Grandpa is still like his youth, jealous at every turn and childish."

"They only live in Jingbei for a few days throughout the year. They just kept the peacocks like this after they bought them. Anyway, they have servants to take care of them."

Yu Zhiting was amused: "Your grandpa is so cute, what a contrast."

Meng Yingnian frowned slightly, paused for a moment, and suddenly said, "What kind of animal do you like? I can raise one too."

Yu Zhi: “…”

I think you should stop talking about your grandfather from now on.

You two are the same, grandpa and grandson.

This bloodline inheritance is definitely from grandfather to grandson.

“There’s nothing I like right now.”

Yu Zhi looked at the peacock and asked thoughtfully, "Will it spread its feathers?"

"I don't like to open it. I'm more aloof."

Yu Zhi expressed regret: "Okay."

The last time he saw a peacock spread its feathers was when his mother was still alive.

His mother took him to the zoo and he saw it once.

Meng Yingnian said from the side: "I'll ask someone to buy me one that loves to spread its tail."

Yu Zhi's thoughts were disrupted and he almost choked on the air.

He said helplessly: "You just do whatever you want."

Meng Yingnian looked at Yu Zhi and said, "Because just now when you heard that it didn't like to spread its tail, you had a very lonely expression on your face."

"It's just a peacock with its tail spread out. If you want to see it, just buy it and keep it."

Meng Yingnian held Yu Zhi's hand and said softly, "I don't want to see that expression on your face again."

Be caught off guard.

Meng Yingnian's few words made Yu Zhi's heart soften again.

Yu Zhi lowered his eyes and said, "I'm fine."

Meng Yingnian didn't ask any further questions, but only instructed Deng Yang: "Arrange someone to buy a peacock that loves to spread its tail and have it delivered to your home tomorrow."

Deng Yang wrote it down and replied, "Okay, Second Young Master."

This mobility...

Yu Zhi laughed and said, "Did you forget that I will be back to school tomorrow morning? There is no need to be so anxious..."

"I haven't forgotten." Meng Yingnian said again, "I'll use it."

"If you want something, you must get it immediately."

Meng Yingnian squeezed Yu Zhi's hand and said with a smile, "It's okay. You'll be able to see a peacock with its tail spread out next time you go home."

"Only the peacock should be waiting for you, so why should you wait for the peacock?"

Yu Zhi took a deep breath and whispered, "...Don't spoil me like this."

Meng Yingnian asked doubtfully, "Just because I bought a peacock, I think you've become spoiled?"

"It's not just Peacock, you've been spoiling me too much..." Yu Zhi paused and frowned, "I'll be spoiled by you, this is not good."

When the day comes that you stop treating me like this, I will feel unbalanced.

As Dickinson wrote in that poem - I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light.

Meng Yingnian could hear Yu Zhi's uneasiness and patiently explained, "You're wrong. These are things you naturally do when you love someone. It's not called a habit."

"It's you, on the other hand. You should get used to being loved, by yourself, by me, and by others."

Meng Yingnian changed his tone and teased Yu Zhi, "However, it's impossible for you to transition to this state of mind right away. There's a long way to go, so take your time."

"When our Zhizhi can say to me, 'Meng Yingnian, I want a peacock that loves to spread its feathers, please bring it home to me immediately,' that will prove that she has made some progress."

Yu Zhi was stunned.

"…I can't argue with you."

Yu Zhi responded with a tone that was not in his mind.

Meng Yingnian's words made his eyes swell again.

Yu Zhi exhaled quietly to calm himself down.

They were about to arrive at the destination, and he didn't want to go in with red eyes and cause misunderstanding.

Terrible.

Meng Yingnian often made him want to cry.

He was not a crybaby before.

The golf cart drove around the corner and arrived at its destination.

Yu Zhi took a deep breath, got out of the car with Meng Yingnian, and walked into the yard.

Meng Yingnian kept holding Yu Zhi's hand and did not let go.

Yu Zhi slowed down his pace as usual to accommodate Meng Yingnian's walking speed.

When I was almost reaching the main hall, a little kid ran out from the door.

The little kid ran up to Meng Yingnian and hugged his legs.

The little baby voice boomed, "Uncle!"

Suosuo tilted her fair, round face up, pouted, and looked a little unhappy: "Why didn't my uncle come to Shanghai to see Suosuo for over a month?"

Meng Yingnian touched Suosuo's little head, and a hint of tenderness appeared on his cold face.

"Uncle is too busy, sorry."

Suosuo snorted and said magnanimously, "Forget it!"

"Mom said that you just got married and you should spend all your time with your wife." Suosuo spoke like a little adult, "Since you finally found your wife, Suosuo forgives you."

Meng Yingnian reached out and scratched his nose: "You're a little devil."

Suosuo stuck out her tongue and looked at Yu Zhi who was next to Meng Yingnian.

Suosuo and Yuzhi haven't seen each other for a while and are a little shy.

One big and one small, looking into each other's eyes, not speaking.

Meng Yingnian encouraged Suosuo: "Don't you recognize him?"

Suosuo hugged Meng Yingnian's legs, timidly hid behind his legs, and replied in a baby voice, "I know him."

"It's Teacher Yu..."

Meng Yingnian patiently guided him: "Teacher Yu is married to my uncle, so what should Suo Suo call Teacher Yu now?"

Suosuo answered obediently: "I should call her little aunt."

Meng Yingnian cast his gaze towards Yu Zhi.

Suosuo looked at Yu Zhi, feeling a little shy, but still took the initiative to call her: "...Auntie."

Yu Zhi let out an "ah" and squatted down to look Suosuo in the eye.

Yu Zhi smiled at Suosuo and said softly, "If Suosuo doesn't feel comfortable with it, you can still call me Teacher Yu as before."

Once the height difference disappears, they become equal visually and the relationship becomes closer invisibly.

Suosuo slowly let go of Meng Yingnian's legs and stood in front of his legs.

The chubby little face has a serious expression, and it seems that Suosuo looks a bit like Meng Yingnian between his eyebrows and eyes.

"No."

"Teacher Yu is already Suosuo's aunt, so she should be called Auntie."

Yu Zhi was almost melted by Suosuo's cuteness.

He touched Suosuo's face and said with a smile, "Okay."

"Thank you, Soso."

Suosuo said shyly, "You're welcome."

"Auntie, can you still teach Suosuo how to draw in the future?" Suosuo asked seriously, "It's been a long time since I finished the last homework, but Auntie hasn't come yet."

Yu Zhi used to teach Suosuo how to paint and was a tutor hired by the Wen family.

at the moment……

Since this matter concerns Suosuo, the child of the Meng family, Yu Zhi cannot make a decision on his own.

Yu Zhi looked up at Meng Yingnian and asked for his opinion.

Meng Yingnian understood but pretended not to: "Why are you looking at me?"

"Suosuo is asking you." Meng Yingnian raised an eyebrow and followed Suosuo's lead, calling him "Auntie" deliberately, "Little Auntie."

"..."

Yu Zhi used his eyes to call Meng Yingnian a disgusting person.

He regained his gentleness when looking at Suosuo.

Since Meng Yingnian didn't object, Yu Zhi took it as his consent.

So he said to Suosuo, "Of course."

"Suosuo wants to learn, I..." Yu Zhi paused halfway through, then shyly changed the subject, "...Auntie will teach you."

Suosuo clapped his hands happily: "That's great, thank you, little aunt!"

Yu Zhi smiled and said, "No need to thank me, Soso."

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